Titular diocese of Laodicea ad Libanum
Laodicea ad Libanum ( Italian : Laodicea al Libano ) is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to an earlier bishopric in the ancient city of Laodikeia in Lebanon in the Roman province of Syria Phoenice or Phoenice in today's Syria . The diocese belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Damascus .
| Titular Bishops of Laodicea ad Libanum | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Raffaele Scapinelli Di Leguigno Titular Archbishop pro hac vice |
Apostolic Nuncio in Austria-Hungary | January 30, 1912 | December 6, 1915 |
| 2 | Giovanni Battista Scapinelli di Léguigno | Curia Bishop | August 28, 1962 | June 30, 1971 |
| 3 | Paul Bassim OCD | Vicar Apostolic of Beirut ( Lebanon ) | September 8, 1974 | August 21, 2012 |